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[A case of chronic pigeon breeder's lung]. 1997

M Tsukagoshi, and S Ohno, and Y Sugiyama, and S Kitamura, and K Saito

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.

The patient, a 59-year-old woman, was admitted for further evaluation after a routine checkup in 1990 revealed an interstitial shadow chronic hypersensitivity pneumonia caused by her pigeons, was diagnosed. The patient later disposed of the pigeons and henhouse, where upon, she experienced dyspnea on exertion. In January 1995, the patient was admitted to our hospital with a progressive pulmonary interstitial shadow. Lung biopsy after thoracoscopic surgery revealed centrilobular fibrotic lesions, as well as, small honeycomb-like and granulomatous lesions. An antibody to the pigeon serum was detected in the patient's serum by the ouchterlony method. Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonia caused by pigeons is rare, and previously documented histological findings are few.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010856	Columbidae	Family in the order COLUMBIFORMES, comprised of pigeons or doves. They are BIRDS with short legs, stout bodies, small heads, and slender bills. Some sources call the smaller species doves and the larger pigeons, but the names are interchangeable.	Columba livia,Doves,Pigeons,Domestic Pigeons,Feral Pigeons,Rock Doves,Rock Pigeons,Domestic Pigeon,Dove,Dove, Rock,Doves, Rock,Feral Pigeon,Pigeon,Pigeon, Domestic,Pigeon, Feral,Pigeon, Rock,Pigeons, Domestic,Pigeons, Feral,Pigeons, Rock,Rock Dove,Rock Pigeon
D002908	Chronic Disease	Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2).	Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001716	Bird Fancier's Lung	A form of alveolitis or pneumonitis due to an acquired hypersensitivity to inhaled avian antigens, usually proteins in the dust of bird feathers and droppings.	Avian Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis,Budgerigar Fancier's Lung,Feather Duvet Lung,Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Avian,Pigeon Breeder's Lung,Pneumonitis, Hypersensitivity, Avian,Pneumonitis, Avian Hypersensitivity,Avian Hypersensitivity Pneumonitides,Bird Fancier Lung,Bird Fancier's Lungs,Bird Fanciers Lung,Budgerigar Fancier Lung,Budgerigar Fancier's Lungs,Budgerigar Fanciers Lung,Duvet Lung, Feather,Duvet Lungs, Feather,Feather Duvet Lungs,Hypersensitivity Pneumonitides, Avian,Lung, Bird Fancier's,Lung, Budgerigar Fancier's,Lung, Feather Duvet,Lung, Pigeon Breeder's,Lungs, Bird Fancier's,Lungs, Budgerigar Fancier's,Lungs, Feather Duvet,Lungs, Pigeon Breeder's,Pigeon Breeder Lung,Pigeon Breeder's Lungs,Pigeon Breeders Lung,Pneumonitides, Avian Hypersensitivity
D017563	Lung Diseases, Interstitial	A diverse group of lung diseases that affect the lung parenchyma. They are characterized by an initial inflammation of PULMONARY ALVEOLI that extends to the interstitium and beyond leading to diffuse PULMONARY FIBROSIS. Interstitial lung diseases are classified by their etiology (known or unknown causes), and radiological-pathological features.	Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease,Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases,Interstitial Lung Disease,Interstitial Lung Diseases,Pneumonia, Interstitial,Pneumonitis, Interstitial,Interstitial Pneumonia,Interstitial Pneumonias,Interstitial Pneumonitides,Interstitial Pneumonitis,Lung Disease, Interstitial,Pneumonias, Interstitial,Pneumonitides, Interstitial